Festive Potato-Leek Quiche

Like many other dishes, this quiche was born out of necessity – I had a big bunch of leek my mom had brought me in the fridge. So, I had to create a recipe that used a lot of leek. I chose quiche as I hadn’t prepared one for a long time and my family loves a pie. Needless to say, we were just munching away and humming 🙂

This Potato-Leek Quiche recipe is vegan, oil-free, gluten-free, and yeast-free.

Festive Potato-Leek Quiche

Ingredients:Filling

400g (12dl, 5 cups) leek, chopped

3 tbsps. garlic flakes

3 carrots (300g), shredded with Julienne peeler or cut into shreds

3 potatoes (425g), cut into shreds

2 tsps. broth powder

2 tbsps. dried celery stalks

black pepper

Ingredients:Sauce

5 tbsps. (80g, 150ml, 0.63 cups) chickpea flour

350ml (1.5 cups) water

7 tbsps. nutritional yeast

½ tsp. smoked paprika

Himalayan salt to taste

Directions:Filling

Throw all ingredients onto a pan (ideally one you can use in the oven as well) with a bit of water (100ml, 0.4 cups – add half first and if necessary to prevent sticking, add the other half). The mixture needs to be nicely moist, but not dripping wet. Heat it for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Directions:Sauce

Mix all ingredients well in a small bowl. Add water gradually to prevent clumps.

If you didn’t use a pan that you can also use in the oven, line a cake tin with parchment paper and pour the filling into the tin. Stir the sauce once more and pour it over the filling.

Top the pie with tomato slices.

Bake in 375 F (190 C) oven for 40-45 minutes until the pie is set.

Let cool for 15-20 minutes before slicing.

Tips:

You can substitute garlic flakes with 3-4 fresh garlic cloves and dried celery with 1 stalk of fresh celery.

Goes very well with green salad and oven-baked or boiled grated beetroot.

Nele Liivlaid: founder of Nutriplanet.org She has been into healthy eating for many years, but developed a more profound interest in nutrition and related diseases when she started reading The China Study and other special books on nutrition. After being in real estate and hospitality business for more than 10 years she decided to totally change her path to spread the word about healthy and sustainable nutrition and lifestyle.

About Me

Nele Liivlaid

I've been into healthy eating for many years, but developed a more profound interest in nutrition and related diseases when I started reading The China Study and other special books on nutrition. After being in real estate and hospitality business for more than 10 years I decided to totally change my path to spread the word about healthy and sustainable nutrition and lifestyle. I am also a Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate graduate from eCornell. I hope you enjoy my whole food plant-based recipes and practical tips!